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The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has awarded a $21.7 million contract to Walsh Construction to build a new interchange at Interstate 69 and 106th Street.

Hamilton County and the city of Fishers have partnered to contribute up to $12 million toward the total cost of construction. The interchange will feature a two-lane, oval-shaped roundabout on 106th Street over I-69 and ramps to and from both directions of the interstate. Two separate two-lane bridges will each carry one direction of traffic. The bridge to carry westbound traffic on the north side of 106th Street is also designed to accommodate pedestrians.The project is intended to reduce congestion at existing I-69 interchanges at 96th and 116th streets, increase traffic safety in the area and provide direct interstate access at 106th Street. Direct access will serve existing residential and commercial destinations and accommodate development and population growth in the area.The existing 106th Street bridge over I-69 will be removed as part of the project, which will require closing the overpass during construction. Traffic will be detoured to 96th Street via Allisonville and Lantern Roads. Specific construction schedule updates will be announced in the near future. The new 106th Street interchange ramps and access across I-69 are expected to open to traffic before the end of this year.For more information about the 106th Street interchange project, visit http://www.in.gov/indot/3399.htm.